(Weekly Standard) Elliott Abrams - On Tuesday we found that "Scandinavian activist groups are launching an aid ship destined for Gaza...hoping to challenge the Israeli blockade." This action is perfectly timed. This week the new Muslim Brotherhood government of Egypt has closed the main Gaza/Egypt border crossing at Rafah indefinitely and sent bulldozers to seal off the many smuggling tunnels after several terrorist attacks on Egyptian police and military personnel in Sinai. I have yet to see the news that the Scandinavians are sailing their boat to Alexandria to "put an end to the blockade of Gaza."
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